Mine car



Aug. 26, 1930. v. WILLOUGHBY MINE CAR 2 Sheets-Sheet/ 2 Filed' June 8, 1925 ,IIIIH l. lnllllllvn IVIIII. l

frm/mfr Patented Aug. 26, 1930 vrdroavwmLoUe-HBY, or BmGEwoon, NEW JERSEY, AssTGNon 'ro AMERICAN can AND I'OTJ'NDZB'YA COMPANY 0F YORK,

I Application led'June 8,

Reference is had -to the accompanyn drawings l which illustrate the preferre form of the invention; though it is to be .understood lthat the invention is. not limited ,5 to theexactl details of construction shown andA described,"as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of the claims will occur .to-'persons skilled .in the art. l

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1 Fig. 1 is a side elevationof a mme car constructed in accordance'with this invention, parts lbeing 'broken away to showA other parts more clearly;

shown inEig. 1;. v Fig.- 3,1is a verticaltransverse sectlontaken on theline ii-B-of-liig.v 2;. and l -1 Fig. 4- is-'afV partial 'vertical transverse .section ofavmine car 'offmodifi'edconstruction. l This invention relates lto -minez cars and has as ian object tof provide. an improved mine c'z'arifofininiinli'in'i heightfora given capacity and izv'hichv is .lof j rugged and .inexpensive :construction and which will-permit of repairs -or replacement. of parts without excessivedismantling of the car. A Itis also anobject of`this invention to provide amine car 'of the-type described in'which the center floor portlon bracing means are secured to the upper surfa'ceof the center ioor portion and in which t-he'cent'er tioor portion ma be removed for repairs or replacement wit out removing the journal boxes or axles from the body of the car.

With these andv other `objects in view, a 4mine car constructed in accordance with this invention comprises, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3,-angle' sills 1 having deep vertical ian'ges 2 and narrow outwardl projecting horizontal lianges ,3. The si ls lare joined by plate 4-forming the center floor portion of the car and having lupwardly extending ianges 5 along its side edges which contact with the outer faces of the vertical anges 2 ofthe sills l and are fastened to the sills by rivets 6. To the outwardly projecting ianges 3 of the sills 1 and in contact with the upper surfaces thereof rivets-7 secure plates 8 which extend outwardly horizontally from N. Y., .a consonarrN or NEW JERSEY ycan j Y 14425. serial No. 35,737. j

13 securedtothe plates 8 by rivets 14. The

wheels-12 are mounted upon axles 15 which extend' Athrough openings' in the vertical .flanges2 ofithe sillsfl and aremounted in journall boxesl havin vertical flanges 17 secured tothe vvertical anges 2 of the sills by bolts 18, the bottom bolts. passing through notches'in flanges 5 of the plate 4. The journal boxes 16 areformed with horizontal flanges '19 which support the horizontal anges v3 of the sills 1 and the journal boxes v16 also directly support the side fioor portions of theplate'and vare provided with recesses torreceive vthe'heads of the rivets 14. f The sills 1 are .connected by pressed axle housings 20 lof substantially an4 inverted U- shape which lit over the axles 15 and have laterally projecting anges 21 which are fastened to the plate 4 by rivets 22. The axle housings 20 decrease in width and increase in height towards the ends and at the ends are provided with outwardly projecting Vertical langes 23 fastened to the vertical iianges 2 of the sills 1 by rivets 24 and with horizontal outwardly projecting flanges 25 Which overlap and are fastened to the plates 8 and outwardly projecting flanges 3 of the sills 1 by rivets 7 the heads of rivets 7 fitting into recesses in the journal lbox flanges 19.

At the center of thecar there is provided a brace 26 which is secured on top of the plate 4 by rivets 27 and extends through notches cut in the vertical flanges 2 of the sills 1 and the anges 5 of the plate 4. The brace 26 is bent upwardly and outwardly to contact with the outer portions of thel lower surfaces of theside floor portions of the plates 8 and is bent upwardlv to contact with the outer surfaces of the car sides 9. At the ends of the car and adjacent the axles 15,

there are provided, on both sides of the car, portion comprising a plate having upwardly braces 28 which are similar to the brace 26 extending vertical flanges secured to the verin that they are secured to the car sides 9, tical flanges of said sills, outwardly projectside .11091; lo rtions,.,:c' r` the1plates8and plate {.ingpside Afloopapprtignns lseloulregltzo said horii 'ii'dntol ,il'lief bii'lyfarf-'zoifi'tal.flanges saidsillfs,gouriikbbxes. seenough to provide a PIOPGI OXQFlpmiQllwQujedmto satid yerticalflangels bof said sills,

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,w In a mine car, sills having downwardly tegTal with the plates 108 forming tli'e's'l'd` "projecting vertical flangesa center Hoor por- OOr Portions and thef-.CafrsidssalOQelle@ tieacelnraiagaiilafe hams upwardly-proplates 108 being bent downwardly along jecting vertical flanges secured to the outer lines. parallel-to;l oneedge st :fo1rn-.the -ver- 3:1, surfacesI forsaid verticalzillangesiof' saidfsills,

above in having the sills 101 formed tical;` flanges ,Tof ethef .sills :T101 .--and-.=. upwardly 1:andireenforcingfmeans extendingv from-.sill

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It will be noted that in car constructed projecting-vertical flangesafjcenterf-.floor pore. -.in accordancel withfthis;finventioinathat4 thea-'ftionconiprising a-:plat'e-haNing-upwardlyproj'ectinrf-frerticalaflan s,c secured -f the? outer :zwbe rlemoved for; repair d'iizreplaceinent-f-with-;wsuraees?ofsaidovertjical fiangesfof'saidsills, :I0ut' dis tu`rbing tbe-,connections of thee-remainand reenforcing means extending from-:sill

- tionV shownin Eigs. lto{3;:thegsidloorcpor-*.:fjournal boites seurediftoesa'idevertica 'flanges A 4ei removedewithout'disturbing -.of'saidsillsand axlesfimountedjifsaidijournal h ej ou r-nal boxes-'16 or plate ,54s. i sic-boxes fand-#passing betweensaidareenforcing :It will alsofbe,notedptliatfthefaxle housings means and said center llopripbrtionn 0. serve,asompressionfmembers andpreventm: za-'niine-ffearalsills flizivino utw lSOTQHEOelhfffll" byfthegioa'd on theifc'enter projecting horizontal flanges .and downward- 39 'flOor poi-.tin and? that thebraces 26a-nd 28iand prog'fectingf-Nertiea'ilflanges', a .'fcenteriloor t SOI', the si de floor :portions ofithe p'laterS 'zfjournalfboxes lgfprvide adequatel-supPQrt portion comprising; plate-11hairing"iinpvard-ly .WWhatais claimediisz .Y u

.Inf agmine i car, ;s 1llsh a'v -nglf outwardly eproj'ectingi. sideifloor' .portions secured.; to' said L'projectinghorizontal flanges'fand'dwnwardi "e ioni-zonita'lrfflangesf` of saidsilds'grfjourn'al box'es lly projecting.vertical=flanges,1aeenterifloorsecured'I-to .tliefflan'gesl'Of'said sil'ls,afaxles :portion eoniprisinga plate ihavingupwardly -frmounted injfsa'id journalbo'xesand extending extending vertical: flanges secured to the1ver-.:throughlsaidfsillsfiand 'overfsa'idcenter 'flooif tical ,flanges offsaidsills and,outw'ardly-pro.n.portiongwlieels onfisaidy axles projecting into jecting i side Hooiyportionssecured :.to 'said-f.; openings inzs'aidside floor/portions andjwheel .ghorizontal-flanges of said-sills', ho'odscarried by'said side fl'o'oriportions and 2; In amine car, sills-having outwardly coveri'ngsai'd openings..

projecting horizontalV flanges-and downward- .v8.-.-ln=a.-nii.ne`-car,'sills having downwardlyy ly projecting veitical'flanges, acenter floor 'fprojecti'ng.vertical-flanges'nnd horizontal out- -portion coniprisinga' platelliaving upwardly `.war.dlyiprojecting-flanges'a center floor por extendingvertical flanges *.sec'uredwtothe '-tionwconiprisingf-lafplate?. liavin'gflariges.- severtical v'flanges of. saidsills,eoutwardly pro- "euredtotlie"vertical'flanges'of sai`dsillsside jecting .side oor portions secured to.said floor portions secured to' 'said horizontal" horizontal flanges .of said'. sills 'and journal flanges'Of'said'sills',freenforcing means conboxessecured to said verticalA flanges of said -.necting sai'drsills andplateand braoingineans sills-.and supporting said side-,floorportionsf'r Aconnecting'saidside:and-center floor-portions.

3. ln a mine car, sills having outwardly; zi-*Qt''lnran'iine carl', sills li:tying-downwardly projecting horizontalflanges and-downward lprojectingvertical flanges and horizontal out` ly projectingr vertical flanges, va 'center floor Zwardly projecting flanges, a centerfloor'porportion comprising a plate having. upwaidly'stion' eomprisin'g'a plate having flanges secured extending .Vertical flanges .y securedto -said vertical flanges of said sills', outwardly-proto-1-sai`d vertical-flanges of said sills, -side floorportions j secure'cbto' said horizontal'.

jecting side,lioorzportions'-secure'dftoz1said' flangesfot'"s'aidrsills, invertedU-shape-iaxle" horizontal flanges 'of .said sills", journal boxes .f secured i to said vert-ical flanges-:of Asaid sillsg; and axles mounted in saidfjou'rnal boxes'and housings connecting? said :v sillsandE -having anges xs'ccui'e'dfto' "said center `floor' portion 4.*:In amine car;l sills having:outwardly-1;o`p'enings @inthe verticalrflangesiffsaidfrsills' projecting horizontal flanges and downwardly projecting vertical flanges, a center floor and plate.

10. Ina mine oar, sills having vertical v cured to said sill ianges,

flanges, journal boxes bolted to said vertical ianges and a center floor portion comprising a plate having flanges secured to the outer surfaces of said sill langes, said plate flanges being slotted to receive said journal box bolts.

11. `In a mine car, sills having vertical iianges, journal boxes bolted to said sill flanges, axles mounted in said 'ournal boxes and passing through said sill anges, a center floor portion comprising a plate having flanges secured to the outer surfaces of said sill flanges, said plate flanges being slotted to receive the journal box bolts and axle housings connecting said sills and having iianges secured to said center floor portion.

12. In a mine car, sills having vertical flanges and a ycenter floor portion comprising a plate having flanges secured to said sill flanges.

13. In a mine car, sills having vertical flanges, a center door portion comprising a plate having anges secured to the vertical anges of said sills and journal boxes se said plate anges being slotted to receive the journal box securing means.

14. In a mine car, sills having vertical flanges, a center door portion secured to said sill flanges, side floor portions secured to said sills and bracing means tor said side floor portions secured to the upper surface of said center iloor portions.

15.' In 'a mine car, sills having vertical flanges, a center floor portion comprising a plate having fianges secured to said sill flanges, side floor portions secured to said sills, bracing means for said side loor portions secured to the upper surface of said center floor portion and journal boxes secured to said vertical sill iianges and sup porting said side floor portions, said plate flanges being slotted to receive said journal box securin means and said bracing means for said si e floor portions.

16. In a mine car, sills having vertical lianges, a center iioor portion comprising a plate having .flanges secured to said sill flanges, side floor portions secured to said sills and bracing means for said side floor portions secured to saidv center door portion, said plate Hanges being slotted to receive said bracing means.

17. In a car, angle-shaped sills and a door below said sills ilanged upwardly outside of the sills for connection therewith.

18. In a car, angle-shaped sills, a floor below and lapping the outer faces oi said sills and a brace member projected through and above and connected to said door.

19. In a car, sills havin vertical webs, a floor below and lapping tIie outer faces of said sills, a brace projected through one of said members and means connecting said brace on the upper face of the door.

- 20. In a car, sills having vertical webs, a

21. A mine car including side floor portions, a central licor portion supported below i the side loor portions, and transverse braces extending entirely across the upper face of the central floor section and secured. thereto and having their ends projected beyond the central loor portion and connected to the underfaces of said side floor portions to brace the latter.

22. A mine car comprisin a pair of sills, a central door portion attac ed to the lower edges of the sills, a pluralit of braces engaging the upper face of said central door portion and having their ends projecting upwardly and laterall from the central ioor portion, and side oor portions attached to the upper edges of the sills and said upwardly and laterally extended portions of the braces.

23. In a mine car sills having vertical ianges, and a center door portion secured to the outer faces of said sill flanges.

24. In a mine car, sills having vertical flanges, a center door portion secured to the outer faces of said sill danges, and side floor portions attached to saidsills and having wheel openings therein.

25. In a mine car, a body having side portions, and a door portion and longitudinal members havin vertical anges connecting said sides and oor portion. l Inl witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

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